the violet touch

2 oz Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey
1/2 oz Pedro Ximenez Sherry (El Maestro Sierra)
1/2 oz Amaro Sfumato
2 spray Tobacco Bitters (2 dash Smoking Ban Bitters) (*)

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.
(*) Yes, drinking tobacco-infused spirits can be dangerous, but in a dash-wise and non-potable format, tobacco bitters are rather safe for the vast majority of people (although frowned upon by the TTB). See link for math and toxicity information.Two Wednesdays ago, I went back to the online flashcard sets for Chicago's The Violet Hour, and there, I landed on The Violet Touch from their 2022 menu. The drink's Old Fashioned stylings with Pedro Ximenez sherry and Sfumato as modifiers was one that I last saw in the Besitos de Abuelita and was first experienced in the Cold was the Ground (which inspired me to create the Slowly Goes the Night). In the glass, The Violet Touch reached out with an orange, roast, and herbal aroma. Next, dried fruit and roast notes on the sip grasped towards rye, char, bitter herbal, and dried cherry flavors on the swallow.